This paper examines the organization and performance of Cuba’s private and state-run organizations following the economic liberalization that started in 2010-2011. The reforms reduced the constraints faced by private sector organizations and the sector expanded considerably. Additionally, worker cooperatives were newly permitted in the non-agricultural sector. All this while state owned and man...

The development of a theory of kin selection has proceeded along two lines. Inclusivefitness models have implicitly assumed that sel~tion is weak, whereas exact-population genetic models place no constraints on the strength of selection. Several examples are presented showing that qualitatively new behavior has emerged from the exact models. However, for many problems, the exact-population and ...

This study is the first to empirically investigate whether farmers’ assessment of their cooperatives’ environmental efforts related satisfaction with cooperatives, in addition cooperatives economic and social terms. A survey was conducted among a randomly selected sample 211 members 63 farmer Fujian Province, China. Binary logit analyses were test three theoretically derived hypotheses. There p...

Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. Game-based bargaining theory is presented to evaluate the potential of and stability of cooperative coalition among producers for enhancing producer returns and managing market price and income risk. Results clarify that collective bargainin...

since 1980s, credit policy has been promoted as an important mechanism in job creation, especially for women. however, some researchers have showed that although microfinance programs have significant potential for contributing to women’s wellbeing, yet, many women borrowers have limited control over loans and/or resulted income. in such cases credit policy may not change women status. women’s ...

This paper examines the structures of information transfer to the agricultural (production) and agro-alimentary (transformation and commercialization of the products) sector within Spain. A historical perspective is provided to better illustrate the reality and complexity of Spain with regard to the systems of agrarian extension, agricultural research, resources provided by Spain’s central admi...

This article discuss about agricultural cooperatives capital structures with the New Institutional Economics Approach, in particular the Transaction Cost Economics point of view. At the end, it is possible to conclude that the cooperative enterprises, as a consequence of the financial and social structure governance costs, present a wider structure of transaction and agency costs, when compared...

This study aims to determine the selected agribusiness commodities be developed and analyze production marketing for current future conditions. The Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) model is used only things of agribusiness, while analysis development uses a qualitative descriptive model. results showed that superior were Chili with first rank, Coffee in second Cinnamon third Potato fourth rank. ...

This article considers the process of development agricultural cooperatives in Ukraine. The data indicators State Statistics Service Ukraine, Unified Register Enterprises and Organizations Ukraine by organizational legal forms were taken as a basis. Data from official report Ministry Agrarian Policy Food also taken. study was conducted several stages. First, with help Service, table number to d...